The adjusted operating margin improved to 15 percent, compared to 13.9 percent in the prior quarter. The operating margin improvement was due to volume increases and productivity gains.

Total company orders increased 41 percent compared to the prior year and 7 percent sequentially. The book-to-bill ratio was 1.06 in the quarter. Excluding the company's Subsea Communications segment, which is a project-oriented business with uneven order patterns, orders increased 38 percent year-over-year and 4 percent sequentially and the book-to-bill ratio was 1.08.